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Love and Sex

This week we discussed Love and Sex in Manga and Anime. Since I was one of the students presenting, I compared two different mangas on how they both portrayed similar issues but the outcome was completely different. Going back to our second reading, Ayako, I compared that to Mars by Fuyumi Soryo. Both take on issues involving rape, abuse, and the idea of love. While Ayako's approach to these topics was raw, uncensored, and despondent ending, Mars was more "flowery" and had a happy ending. It was just very interesting to see how such similar conflicts can be portrayed and resolved.
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